04 Apr 2025
Research key to solving some of tourism’s big issues
Research is key to helping solve some of the big issues facing Queenstown, Economic Futures Manager Peter Harris told de...
04 Apr 2025
Department of Conservation exploring user charges
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is testing new ways of working to grow visitor numbers at popular tourist attractio...
04 Apr 2025
NZ tourism sector keen to learn from luck of the Irish
New Zealand tourism leaders have today heard how Ireland has successfully driven regional dispersal of tourism, spreadin...
03 Apr 2025
Community support for tourism falling in hot spots
Community support for tourism in Queenstown has fallen from about 80 to 20 per cent as the tourism hot-spot grapples wit...
27 Mar 2025
Resourcing issues in the spotlight at Tourism Policy School
Tourism industry, government and research leaders are set to gather at the Otago Tourism Policy School in Queenstown nex...
13 Mar 2025
Otago success in QS World Rankings
The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka is home to New Zealand’s highest ranked subject area in the latest QS Wor...
01 Nov 2024
Supervisor of the Year 2024
Dr Jeff Foote, of the Department of Management, has won the Otago University Students’ Association Overall Supervisor of...
25 Mar 2024
Government announces $5m fund for regional events
The Government is set to launch a $5 million regional event promotion fund, which aims to attract visitors to Aotearoa’s...
22 Mar 2024
Adventure tourists can only be warned of risks: industry expert
Aotearoa’s tourism operators can warn travellers of the risks of adventure activities but should not wrap them in cotton...
22 Mar 2024
Piopiotahi/Milford Sound regenerative tourism proposed
Significant changes to a “jewel in the New Zealand tourism crown” including proposing an international access fee and we...
11 Mar 2024
Tourism Policy School aims to “connect the dots”
Creating a cohesive and connected tourism industry is the focus of this year’s University of Otago Tourism Policy School...
20 Feb 2024
Meet Anna Carr, a fifth-generation leader of NZ tourism
Associate Professor Anna Carr (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine) has been appointed Head of the Department of Tourism/T...